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CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
EQUITY SECURITIES - 95.51%          
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 5.64%          
CORE - 2.62%          
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.   455,966   $5,740,624 
General American Investors Company, Inc.   288,580    7,915,757 
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.   132,910    738,980 
Source Capital, Inc.   67,964    2,085,815 
         16,481,176 
DEVELOPED MARKET - 0.29%          
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.   18,871    117,944 
European Equity Fund, Inc. (The)   2,245    15,872 
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.   116,001    817,806 
New Germany Fund, Inc. (The)   42,203    489,977 
New Ireland Fund, Inc. (The) *   42,429    261,787 
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (The)   20,167    140,161 
         1,843,547 
EMERGING MARKETS - 0.61%          
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.   52,534    272,126 
Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (The)   58,622    1,028,247 
Korea Fund, Inc. (The)   19,956    446,216 
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. *   129,133    1,654,194 
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund   39,110    436,077 
         3,836,860 
ENERGY MLP FUNDS - 0.49%          
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Fund Inc.   193,420    353,959 
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.   19,616    27,070 
Kayne Anderson MLP/Midstream Investment Company   546,700    1,984,520 
Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc.   159,900    302,211 
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund   121,170    421,672 
         3,089,432 
GLOBAL - 0.16%          
Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund   2,697    19,796 
Clough Global Opportunities Fund   64,303    461,052 
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund   20,400    151,980 
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (The)   3,351    24,362 

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
GLOBAL - 0.16% (Continued)          
GDL Fund (The)   47,676   $373,780 
         1,030,970 
INCOME & PREFERRED STOCK - 0.02%          
LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.   15,100    121,706 
           
NATURAL RESOURCES - 0.40%          
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.   54,600    452,634 
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust   411,579    2,074,358 
         2,526,992 
OPTION ARBITRAGE/OPTIONS STRATEGIES - 0.00% #          
Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund   2,601    9,962 
           
REAL ESTATE - 0.58%          
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund   192,955    1,011,084 
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc.   227,200    2,053,898 
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.   37,200    599,664 
         3,664,646 
SECTOR EQUITY - 0.45%          
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (The)   89,236    772,784 
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust   31,340    85,245 
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund   12,800    126,336 
Tekla Healthcare Investors   102,349    1,822,835 
         2,807,200 
UTILITY - 0.02%          
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc.   8,900    137,861 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        35,550,352 
           
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 10.27%          
Alphabet Inc. - Class C *   26,405    30,703,998 
AT&T Inc.   135,900    3,961,485 
Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A *   12,000    5,235,720 
Comcast Corporation - Class A   280,000    9,626,400 
Verizon Communications Inc.   185,000    9,940,050 

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 10.28% (Continued)          
Walt Disney Company (The)   55,000   $5,313,000 
         64,780,653 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 9.31%          
Amazon.com, Inc. *   11,500    22,421,780 
AutoZone, Inc. *   1,200    1,015,200 
Dollar General Corporation   14,000    2,114,140 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.   13,000    887,120 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   51,000    9,522,210 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.   20,000    1,721,000 
McDonald's Corporation   9,000    1,488,150 
NIKE, Inc. - Class B   79,000    6,536,460 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. *   4,000    1,204,200 
Ross Stores, Inc.   24,000    2,087,280 
Starbucks Corporation   69,000    4,536,060 
Target Corporation   25,000    2,324,250 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)   60,000    2,868,600 
         58,726,450 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.11%          
Coca-Cola Company (The)   216,000    9,558,000 
Costco Wholesale Corporation   25,500    7,270,815 
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) - Class A   19,000    3,027,460 
Kimberly-Clark Corporation   17,000    2,173,790 
Procter & Gamble Company (The)   130,000    14,300,000 
Walmart Inc.   75,000    8,521,500 
         44,851,565 
ENERGY - 0.88%          
Chevron Corporation   50,000    3,623,000 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.   85,500    1,190,160 
Marathon Petroleum Corporation   30,000    708,600 
         5,521,760 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 4.09%          
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF   10,000    2,584,000 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   90,000    23,197,500 
         25,781,500 
FINANCIALS - 9.07%          
Aflac Incorporated   18,000    616,320 

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
FINANCIALS - 9.07% (Continued)          
Allstate Corporation (The)   15,000   $1,375,950 
American Express Company   32,000    2,739,520 
Aon plc   12,000    1,980,480 
Bank of America Corporation   253,300    5,377,559 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Class B *   80,000    14,626,400 
BlackRock, Inc.   7,000    3,079,790 
Chubb Limited   10,000    1,116,900 
Citigroup Inc.   107,000    4,506,840 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   27,000    2,180,250 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   83,000    7,472,490 
Moody's Corporation   9,000    1,903,500 
Progressive Corporation (The)   15,000    1,107,600 
S&P Global Inc.   12,000    2,940,600 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   11,000    1,074,150 
Truist Financial Corporation   76,965    2,373,601 
U.S. Bancorp   39,000    1,343,550 
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company   8,000    1,358,800 
         57,174,300 
HEALTH CARE - 13.07%          
Abbott Laboratories   107,000    8,443,370 
Cigna Corporation   9,354    1,657,342 
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation *   11,000    2,074,820 
Eli Lilly and Company   25,000    3,468,000 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.   44,000    3,289,440 
Humana Inc.   8,000    2,512,160 
IQVIA Holdings Inc. *   10,000    1,078,600 
Johnson & Johnson   105,700    13,860,441 
Medtronic Public Limited Company   75,000    6,763,500 
Merck & Co., Inc.   145,000    11,156,300 
Pfizer Inc.   150,000    4,896,000 
Stryker Corporation   19,000    3,163,310 
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.   14,000    3,970,400 
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated   37,000    9,227,060 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated *   13,000    3,093,350 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   9,000    909,720 

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
HEALTH CARE - 13.07% (Continued)          
Zoetis, Inc.   24,000   $2,824,560 
         82,388,373 
INDUSTRIALS - 7.12%          
Cintas Corporation   8,000    1,385,760 
CSX Corporation   54,000    3,094,200 
Cummins Inc.   9,000    1,217,880 
Deere & Company   21,000    2,901,360 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.   41,000    1,169,730 
Emerson Electric Co.   28,000    1,334,200 
Fortive Corporation   15,000    827,850 
General Dynamics Corporation   16,000    2,116,960 
Honeywell International Inc.   24,000    3,210,960 
IHS Markit Ltd.   20,000    1,200,000 
Ingersoll Rand Inc. *   11,471    284,481 
Lockheed Martin Corporation   18,000    6,101,100 
Norfolk Southern Corporation   19,000    2,774,000 
Northrop Grumman Corporation   4,000    1,210,200 
Republic Services, Inc.   19,000    1,426,140 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   6,000    1,870,860 
Trane Technologies plc   13,000    1,073,670 
TransDigm Group Incorporated   2,500    800,475 
Union Pacific Corporation   29,000    4,090,160 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B   49,000    4,577,580 
Waste Management, Inc.   24,000    2,221,440 
         44,889,006 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.04%          
Accenture plc - Class A   34,000    5,550,840 
Adobe Inc. *   22,000    7,001,280 
Apple Inc.   122,000    31,023,380 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   24,000    3,280,320 
Fiserv, Inc. *   32,000    3,039,680 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. *   2,000    373,080 
Intel Corporation   96,000    5,195,520 
Intuit Inc.   12,000    2,760,000 
Mastercard Incorporated - Class A   60,000    14,493,600 
Microsoft Corporation   331,000    52,202,009 

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)(Continued)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.04% (Continued)          
Motorola Solutions, Inc.   8,000   $1,063,360 
Paychex, Inc.   20,000    1,258,400 
Texas Instruments Incorporated   24,000    2,398,320 
VeriSign, Inc. *   7,000    1,260,630 
Visa, Inc. - Class A   50,000    8,056,000 
         138,956,419 
MATERIALS - 1.82%          
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   7,000    1,397,270 
Corteva, Inc.   20,431    480,129 
Dow Inc.   20,431    597,402 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.   20,431    696,697 
Ecolab Inc.   17,000    2,649,110 
Linde plc   7,000    1,211,000 
Newmont Corporation   37,000    1,675,360 
PPG Industries, Inc.   11,000    919,600 
Sherwin-Williams Company (The)   4,000    1,838,080 
         11,464,648 
REAL ESTATE - 2.05%          
American Tower Corporation   23,000    5,008,250 
Crown Castle International Corp.   23,000    3,321,200 
Equinix, Inc.   4,000    2,498,280 
Equity Residential   12,000    740,520 
SBA Communications Corporation   5,000    1,349,849 
         12,918,099 
UTILITIES - 3.04%          
American Electric Power Company, Inc.   28,000    2,239,440 
Dominion Energy, Inc.   38,000    2,743,220 
Duke Energy Corporation   34,000    2,749,920 
Eversource Energy   14,000    1,094,940 
Exelon Corporation   60,000    2,208,600 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   22,000    5,293,640 
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated   25,000    1,122,750 

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - MARCH 31, 2020 (Unaudited)(Concluded)

 

Description  No. of Shares   Value 
UTILITIES - 3.04% (Continued)          
Sempra Energy   15,000   $1,694,850 
         19,147,360 
           
TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES (cost - $585,725,968)        602,150,485 
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.90%          
MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.90%          
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.30% ^ (cost - $18,256,840)   18,256,840    18,256,840 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.41% (cost - $603,982,808)        620,407,325 
           
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.59%        10,022,460 
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $630,429,785 

 

* Non-income producing security.
# Percentage rounds to less than 0.01%.
^ The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2020.

 

See accompanying notes to schedules of investments.

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Federal Income Tax Cost: The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of March 31, 2020:

 

Cost of portfolio investments  $608,944,199 
Gross unrealized appreciation  $66,038,429 
Gross unrealized depreciation   (54,575,303)
Net unrealized appreciation  $11,463,126 

 

The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost for Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and generally accepted accounting principles. These "book/tax" differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

As required by the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification, the Fund has performed an analysis of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination.

 

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following three broad categories:

 

•      Level 1 - quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.

 

•      Level 2 - quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.

 

•      Level 3 - model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2020 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:

 

VALUTION INPUTS  INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES   OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS* 
Level 1 - Quoted Prices          
Equity Securities  $602,150,485   $- 
Short-Term Investment   18,256,840    - 
Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   -    - 
Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   -    - 
Total  $620,407,325   $- 

 

*Other financial instruments include futures, forwards and swap contracts, if any.

 

 

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND, INC.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

 

The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund did not have any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at March 31, 2020.

 

The Fund is exposed to financial market risks, including the valuations of its investment portfolio. During the period ended March 31, 2020, the Fund did not engage in derivative instruments and other hedging activities.

 

The Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting through the date its financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to such Schedule of Investments.

 

Securities valuation policies and other investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the Fund's annual report previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Form N-CSR on February 28, 2020 with a file number 811-05150.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual report. This information is also available on the Fund’s website at www.cornerstonestrategicvaluefund.com; or on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.